The action-thriller directors gear up to make a mushy love story

Abbas-Mustan, the identically dressed director duo, besides being known for wearing synchronising shades of white, are also known for their thrillers. Over the last two decades, the two brothers have only chosen to make crime thrillers or suspense dramas like Baazigar, Humraaz and recently Race 2.

Currently though, the men in white are busy preparing for the Hindi remake of Vettai. They have decided to cast John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan in the action packed remake. And after they complete this one, for which they still have to finalise the female leads, the two will start their romantic project. “They’ve never really explored the genre. They have had romantic bits in their film, but this is the first time that they are making an all-out romantic film. They are working on the details, but the film will go on floors next year,” said a source.

The ‘hot’ couple might be back on the big screen. But not in the way you might want them to…

Ever since John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan played lovers in Dostana, we knew that this was THE couple to watch out for. And years after that Dharma Productions movie, we still wait for a formal announcement of the sequel, just to relive those mushy-with-a-twist moments.

But while our luck hasn’t clicked as far as Dostana 2 is concerned, we hear that our beloved jodi will again come together on the big screen. But – and this is a crucial one – as brothers! Now we don’t know whether to laugh or cry at that, ‘coz it indicates that the two WILL NOT romance each other in the Hindi remake of Vettai that will be directed by Abbas-Mustan. Sigh!

If buzz is to be believed, after Shahid Kapoor walked out and R Madhavan-Ali Zafar’s jodi couldn’t make it to the final star cast of the Vettai remake, Abhishek-John agreed to be the bro-pair in this one. And maybe that’s a blessing in disguise for the movie that hit roadblocks recently.

After all, the Dostana pair is bound to create a louder noise compared to the others who had been approached, right? Then again, we wonder if the audience would be a tad disappointed – like we were – to see the two dudes holding hands only to show off their sibling love.

So we ask you, readers: Would you enjoy seeing Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham play brothers in the remake of Vettai?

Asking the Teri Meri Kahaani star about the remake of Tamil hit film Vettai is like talking to a wall, but finally we get some clarity on this much-talked-about project…or do we?

The ‘No comments’ stance Bollywood stars maintain to suit their convenience sometimes drives us up the wall. While it makes interesting copy and keeps the actors in the limelight and us more than merely busy, the tight-lipped attitude leads to endless confusion.

The Hindi remake of the Tamil superhit film Vettai is one such story mired in rumour. As per the last heard goss: Tere Bin Laden fame Ali Zafar, who was going to play second lead, had slipped into Shahid Kapoor’s rejected boots for the remake. Why was the star actor out of the project?

The meticulous Sasha apparently wasn’t impressed with the remake’s screenplay and dialogues. So he asked producer UTV Films and director Linguswamy to work a little more the script. But every time the rising superstar was asked about the remake, he maintained his characteristic silence.

Sorry Sasha, but finally your friend has let out your top secret. In a magazine interview, the Teri Meri Kahani actor’s physical trainer Abbas Ali, while disclosing the hottie’s fitness regime said, “Shahid also needs to train for the remake of Vettai and another hardcore action movie. So we are doing combination training.”

We don’t know if the classified information was erroneously revealed or Ali, like us, was tired of Sasha’s secretive attitude. Or is this perhaps another twist in the publicity tale? Anyway, it means that Shahid will be the first of new generation of superstars to have his share in the ‘regional remake’ pie. Let’s wait to find out if he can recreate the same BO magic that his seniors like Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Aamir Khan have spelled!

Last heard, Shahid Kapoor’s plate was partially-full with the Hindi remake of Tamil movie, Vettai. We even heard that the project was all set to go on floors by June this year. In this movie Ali Zafar was to play the second lead.

But then came a minor glitch. The Mausam actor was concerned about the dialogue writer of this remake and had requested the makers to rope in a good Hindi dialogue writer for the same. Talking about this issue, director Linguswamy said, “I cannot communicate in Hindi. And the dialogues were not being translated properly. That was the main problem. Now my producers of UTV is hiring a dialogue writer of their choice. That writer will be getting together with the Tamil dialogue writer of Vettai to get the essence of the dialogues.”

Post that we heard that Prasoon Joshi was roped in to write the dialogues. And we thought the aforementioned issue was amicably sorted. But guess it wasn’t so.

According to the latest goss doing rounds, Sasha has been chucked from the movie and now Ali is all set to step into the role of the lead actor. Ouch! Is the writer-fiasco to be blamed for it? We’re not sure.

While confirmations regarding the star-cast of Vettai-remake are awaited, the actors remain mum about these controversial developments. Ali Zafar diplomatically tackles the probes saying he will be seen in an action movie but nothing has been finalised yet. Sigh!

If these rumours turn out to be true then Shahid’s partially-full plate will go back to its old status of being plain empty. Tch tch! And that would really be sad, no?

The makers of Vettai approach Shahid for the Hindi version of the hit Tamil film

Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn have tasted humongous success by working in the remake of hit south films and Shahid Kapoor is all set to follow suit. The makers of the blockbuster film Vettai have approached the Mausam actor to play the lead role originally essayed by R Madhavan. Directed by N Linguswamy, the Tamil flick is a light-hearted mass entertainer which revolves around two brothers and two sisters played by Madhavan, Arya, Sameera Reddy and Amala Paul.

After achieving fabulous response down south the director is now planning to make the same film in Hindi. Maddy was the first choice to reprise his role in Hindi as well but the Tanu Weds Manu actor was not keen to repeat himself. The production house UTV motion pictures then approached Sasha. The actor’s association with UTV has delivered good results in the past and if the 30-year-old signs this film it would mark it as his first Hindi remake of a south film. After facing a dry run at the box office with Mausam this could be a golden opportunity for the actor to boost his filmography or not.

The recently released Tamil hit Vettai will soon be remade in Hindi with Shahrukh Khan and Imran Khan in the lead

UTV Motion Pictures’ Vettai was a blockbuster down south, so now they intend to remake the film in Hindi with Shahrukh Khan and Imran Khan in the lead. But actor R Madhavan who was part of the original film is miffed with the makers for not considering him in the Hindi remake. Ain’t that rude?Madhavan and Arya played brothers in Vettai, where one is a cop and the other is a hoodlum. The Jodi Breakers actor feels that being a popular face in both Hindi and Tamil cinema, he should be playing the lead role in the Hindi version as well. On the other hand, Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO, UTV Motion Pictures says that they’ve not yet finalised the lead actors. But a Bollywood remake is definitely in order since it raked moolah down south.

Wethinks casting Shahrukh and Imran would surely be the novelty factor. But will Imran be able to pull off a ruffian’s character? Considering the Delhi Belly actor has seen little or no success in the non-romantic films (Kidnap and Luck), we wonder if it’s the right decision to cast him in the said role. Also, will SRK play a cop well? Nonetheless, we hope the filmmakers make a sound decision and don’t let us down with the final product.